Physical map of Africa

What are the main physical features of North Africa?

• Mountains, deserts, coastal plains, plateaus

• Tropical forests, tundra, swamps, glaciers

Name three of the largest rivers in Africa and indicate in which regions they are located.

• Zambezi (East Africa)

• Limpopo (Southern Africa)

• Senegal (West Africa)

• Nile (North Africa), Congo (Central Africa), Niger (West Africa)

What are the most important lakes in Africa and where are they located?

• The Lake Tahoe, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell. They are located in California, Arizona, and Nevada respectively.

• Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi. They are located in Uganda, Tanzania, and Malawi respectively.

• Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, and Lake Erie. They are located in Canada, the United States, and Canada respectively.

• Lake Baikal, Lake Titicaca, and Lake Maracaibo. They are located in Russia, Bolivia, and Venezuela respectively.

What are the main mountain ranges in East Africa?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Himalayas

• The Rift Mountains, the Atlas Mountains, and the East African Mountains.

What are the names of the deserts in Africa and in which parts of the continent are they located?

• The Gobi Desert in South Africa

• The Mojave Desert in East Africa

• The Atacama Desert in West Africa

• The deserts in Africa are the Sahara, the Kalahari Desert, the Namib Desert, and the Nubian Desert. They are located respectively in the north, south, Namibia, and northeast of the continent.

What is the largest sand desert in the world and where is it located in Africa?

• The Gobi Desert in Asia

• The Atacama Desert in South America

• The Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa

• The Sahara Desert in North Africa

What are the main rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean in Africa?

• Congo, Niger, Senegal, Orange

• Nile, Zambezi, Limpopo, Volta

• Nile, Tana, Jubba, Shebelle

• Congo, Amazon, Mississippi, Ganges

What is the highest mountain in Africa and in which country is it located?

• Mount Kenya, Kenya

• Mount Elgon, Uganda

• Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

• Mount Stanley, Democratic Republic of the Congo

What are the main sand deserts in North Africa?

• Sahara and Libyan Desert

• Gobi Desert and Atacama Desert

• Kalahari and Namib Desert

• Arabian Desert and Mojave Desert

What are the main salt lakes in Africa and where are they located?

• The lake Victoria in Egypt

• The lake Tanganyika in Angola

• The main salt lakes in Africa are Lake Assal in Djibouti, Lake Natron in Tanzania, and Lake Retba in Senegal.

• The lake Malawi in Namibia